I just wanted to thank you for all of the GREAT books you have written. I cannot wait for the new ones on CS3. I am taking the on-line courses but I seem to learn more by reading. Any idea on how soon we will see the new books?

Shelley

I really enjoy your work and especially your blog, thanks for that. Since I’m sure many of your readers and even yourself like to browse through photos, you might want to add a function to browse through your pictures at the top (maybe 2 horizontal arrows or a small preview in expanded view) without having to reload the page.

Stefan

Regards

Jose Luis Tamez

I was wondering if you might have a minute to tackle a question that I am sure more than a few of your readers are facing (including this guy). I should alert you to the fact that my grasp on photo terminology is weak, but give me what you got. I am on the verge of buying my first DSLR, and am looking at the Nikon D80. From what I have been able to tell, this is a camera that is kick butt for the price, and will be able to grow with me. My concern however, is not the body, my concern are the lenses. I am confused by all the packages that are available for the D80 (I am looking at B&H, and Amazon) I see packages that come with one or two lenses, but have no idea which ones to go with. My question: what is a good starting lens (or lenses)? I see lenses from Nikon; 18-55mm, 18-135mm, 28-80, 70-300 (I also found lenses from Tamron and Sigma, but have read that the quality is, shall we say, lacking [care to weigh in?]) I would think that two lenses are better than one (and ten are better than two, but I’ll take this hobby one step at a time) so can I get away with a 70-300, or should I go with a couple lenses? Sorry for taking up all this space in your comments area (the new blog is really nice by the way, class act!) but I am sure this is an answer that will not go unread. If you don’t have time to answer the question, how about a few links to set me (and the rest of us) straight? Thanks for all you for the Photoshop community, keep up the great work.

Thanks for catching that—I fixed it.

-Scott